Author Question: One reason there may be no delegate position for members of Congress to take is that A) many ... (Read 45 times)

madam-professor · **on:** Sep 3, 2018

One reason there may be no delegate position for members of Congress to take is that

A) many issues are of great concern to their constituents.
B) sometimes what constituents really want is not clear.
C) technology has made most congressional issues highly visible back home.
D) congressional issues rarely cut across a constituency in the same way.
E) they fear losing their incumbency.

Question 2

Which voting behavior by a representative indicates delegate behavior?

A) voting with the representative's party on an issue
B) voting with the president on a bill if the president promises to campaign for that representative at reelection time
C) voting the way the representative thinks best, even if the vote is against the wishes of a large number of constituents
D) trading votes on an issue of low importance with another House member to gain a voting favor on another bill
E) voting according to the results of a telephone survey regarding the preference of district constituents